Indefinite Reenlistment and Noncommissioned Officers

In 1998, the U.S. Army became the only service to shift its senior enlistment force from a fixed enlistment contract system to indefinite reenlistment, which eliminated the reenlistment requirement in the latter half of a noncommissioned officer’s career and placed them on the same indefinite service contract as officers. This study considers the utility of this program and potential applicability to the other service branches.